Surprise !!!!

Do you like surprises?  Let's change that a bit....do you like nice surprises?  No one likes surprises that come as a result of bad news or events do they?  But almost everyone likes nice surprises.  There is one event that often comes as a surprise to folks....the death of a family member or someone they know.  When sickness or illness isn't involved, death comes as a surprise quite often, and with good reason....it occurred outside the limits of reasonable expectation.  It's a shame that the deceased couldn't enjoy the surprise.

It's a reasonable fact to say that indeed, no one knows when the last goodbye is, isn't it?  If that is a reasonable fact, might not it be also reasonable to prepare ourselves spiritually for that one last time we say goodbye.....even if we don't know when that will be?

Maybe we need to strengthen our focus on not being surprised after our death, by living in Christ before our last goodbye.  The only surprise I want then is to find out that eternity is so much more than I could ever have imagined in my worldly dreams.

Are you ready for your last goodbye?